A 20-year-old Colorado Mesa University student who died after falling out a window last month had a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal driving limit, Mesa County authorities said Thursday.

Spencer Pannwitz fell from a fourth-floor window at the university during in the early morning hours of Jan. 24.

The coroner’s office said Pannwitz died of multiple injuries and that his death has been ruled an accident.

“The toxicology report showed a blood alcohol of .161 percent and was negative for drugs,” the office said.

Grand Junction police are overseeing an investigation into Pannwtiz’s death. Police have said they do not suspect foul play.

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